Upon hearing this, Qin Lang's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a cold light.
"Dirty hands? That's still better than useless hands..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lang's men walked aggressively towards Ouyang, grabbed their stun batons, and struck Ouyang's hand hard.
"Hiss—ah—"
Caught off guard, Ouyang's hand swelled up quickly from the blow, and he trembled in pain.
"Stop!" Mu Wenya shouted. "Qin Lang, what are you doing!"
“I’ve already shown him mercy. He touched you with those hands right in front of me; I should have crippled them. I only spared them because of you. This is a one-time thing. If it happens again, I will chop those hands off with my own hands.”
Mu Wenya got goosebumps all over her body from listening; her fear and dread even outweighed her anger.
"You're crazy, you're a madman."
"Yes, I'm crazy, I'm crazy for you. Wenya, I love you, I want you back in my life."
"Don't even think about it!" Mu Wenya turned her head away, her gaze falling with concern on Ouyang's swollen right hand.
How could he be so foolish? She doesn't deserve his wholehearted devotion at all.
Qin Lang's expression darkened, and his tone dropped. "Wenya, I can agree to anything else, but not this. For the rest of your life, you will stay by my side, whether you like it or not. Men, take the young lady back to her room and take good care of her. If she shows even the slightest dissatisfaction, I will take your lives!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Lang expressionlessly lifted Li Ma's arm, turned her to sit on the ground, and then went to help her with her wheelchair.
"Stop! Don't touch her!"
Ouyang struggled to stop them, his right hand still red and swollen, but was kicked hard by Qin Lang's men, causing him to fall to the ground.
"I haven't crippled you immediately, out of consideration for your refined manners. However, my patience is limited," Qin Lang said coldly.
Ouyang was then dragged and thrown into the courtyard, while Xiao Fang was quickly restrained by a group of assassins and locked in the basement.
Yi was brought in shortly afterward and locked in a room as well.
The other servants in the villa were kept under tight surveillance and could not move freely.
For a time, the entire Maple Riverside resembled a magnificent, enormous cage.
...
That night, at the Philadelphia Green Palace Clubhouse.
"Haha, awesome! We've won our first battle! Let's have a drink!"
"Yes, yes, yes, a resounding victory in the first battle! This has really given us a huge boost! The Mu Group is now ours, haha."
Pleasant conversation and the clinking of glasses could be heard from a private room.
Ji Nian and Xia Quan'an were drinking and having a great time.
In a corner of the club room, Qin Lang gulped down his drink without saying a word. Xia Quan'an and Ji Nian were used to this and didn't find it uncomfortable.
With a "bang," the club's door opened from the outside, and Xia Bingqing stormed in angrily.
Xia Quan'an nearly spat out the mouthful of wine he had just drunk. He gave Xia Bingqing a reproachful look and swallowed the wine.
"Daughter, why are you so proper? You're supposed to be a lady from a respectable family. Go outside, your father is discussing something."
Xia Bingqing sat down next to Xia Quan'an angrily, snatched the wine glass from his hand, and stopped him from drinking. "Talking about business? What business can you possibly have with them! I'm asking you, where did Brother Xun go? Did you hide him?"
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